Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 23, 2001
According to Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi, there are three kinds of kufr [unbelief]. There is atheism [elhad], which is a total denial of the existence of the Almighty God. There is polytheism [shirk], which means believing in more than one god. The third kind is the denial of Islam and the message...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آب (اغسطس) 21, 2001
The Muslim Brotherhood denied having any relationship with the suspended Wefaq Party. The president of the party claimed that the party was suspended because of its intention to create a coalition with the Brotherhood and the Labor Party.
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 25, 2001 to الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 31, 2001
Sixteen imprisoned members of the Brotherhood, including a number of professional syndicate activists, filed a lawsuit demanding to be released, arguing that they were convicted under item 48 of the penal code, which the Constitutional Court annulled.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 5, 2001
The Muslim Brotherhood want to form a political party to end their series of failed coalitions with other parties. Dr. Essam Al-Erian said that founding a Brotherhood Party was the only way to end the stagnation in the Egyptian political arena.
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2001
A heated debate took place between the chairman of the Egyptian Parliament and the Muslim Brotherhood MPs, who criticized the detention of three of the group’s members. They said that what happened [detention] was a conspiracy that aimed at making it too late for the Brotherhood to submit the...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 22, 2001
Essam Al-Erain expressed his hope that the authorities detention of two of the group’s members after they submitted their papers to run in the Shura Council elections, was an isolated incident that did not represent a general attitude aimed at preventing the Brotherhood from participating in the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 18, 2001
Many intellectuals were asked about their opinion regarding the return of Nasr Hamed Abu-Zeid to Egypt. Essam Al-Erain said that he would welcome Dr. Nasr Hamed Abu-Zeid back to Egypt because the case had been transformed from a disagreement on scientific research and points of view into a...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 27, 2001
[Editor’s note: Due to personal problems of the translator the translation could not be finished. A complete translation of the article will be published in week 15]
Al-Midan newspaper organized a debate between the Muslim Brothers and Egyptian intellectuals. It was moderated by Midan’s editor in...
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 24, 2001 to الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 2, 2001
The successor to the General guide of the Brotherhood will hold two positions, the general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and of the International Organization of the Muslim Brotherhood, based in Germany. Members of the Brotherhood are determined this time to have their guide elected in a...
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 4, 2001
Several wings within the Brotherhood are looking to fill the position of the general guide after Mustafa Mashhour. Some outsiders think succession in the Brotherhood is a result of conflict between the elders and the middle generation. Others claim that it is a power struggle between the "secret"...